Imagine that you are the game's designer. One night, you hear the doorbell, go to the door, look through the peephole, and see this guy staring back at you...
Got some subtle rules incorrect here. 1. The first gift drawn from the deck each round is shown to all players, and THAT gift is passed according to the arrow direction on the back. 2. You always either receive the gift and pass on your older card OR you call their bluff and that card gets put aside as a point against somebody. You should never have more than 1 face-down card in front of you. 3. It’s a memory/bluffing game, you get points for calling people out on incorrect naming of gifts. At a certain point in the round, somebody will have forgotten what their item is…so if you reject the gift, they get a point against them! If you follow the flow correctly, it’s becomes apparent when you should call someone on their bluff. If you’re accepting anything given to you, you’re likely forgetting what you have when it comes time for you to gift it again
@@BoardGameBollocks Not impossible. U may be accepting all gifts but maybe the person after you is paying attention and knows u've accepted something that isn't that and so he's going to wait for that card to be passed to him from you and hes gonna refuse it. U reveal it and u loose a point.
@gerlinci No need for them to risk it if all they have to do is accept the card to stay in the game. This game is based on chaos so to say that someone is paying attention when most people get lost after one round is disingenuous.
@@BoardGameBollocks Maybe your group is taking this party game too seriously. If I’m playing 1v1 chinese checkers, I can leave 1 peg in my home base in order to never lose, but I’ll also never win that way
The art isn't great. But the Splotter game Cannes has a cover that will make you need to pour bleach into your eyes. And Beest might be worse. Fortunately like 5 people ever owned copies of that.
It's the game that never ends It goes on and on my friend Some people started playing not knowing what it was A clever clod saw the loophole broad And the game would never end again
If you dont like memory games - this one isnt going to win you over. It is hard even when played correctly, and you can make it harder by having more than one card in front of you, like the two player way but with any number of players 😂. Cockroach poker isnt a memory game but rather a bluffing tabletalking game.
@@seb--gio9112 maybe, i remember Tom hated Tellstone Kings Gambit for being a memory game and i agree it was a disappointment from riot games. i wish others would counter him about that also
Well first time I comment on one of your videos, pretty much always agree with you but god damn you are wrong 😂 do you always accept a gift? You lose simple as that. The game has been a hit with everyone we played it with, but its a simple party not really worth fighting about it 😂
@@BoardGameAddictUK exactly! If you just accept stuff and I'm next to you, I will just reject your gift when I know you are lying and you lose 😅 don't really understand where he's coming from tbh, playing the game wrong and saying it's the worst game ever is just bonkers.
@@BoardGameBollocks ??? But I do know what it is 😅 this a memory game not a bluffing game, it really seems like you/who you played it with don't get the game. I take it as a fun quick memory game, played with young and old people, gamers and non gamers everyone enjoyed it had a laugh and kept chatting. I'm seeing in the comments people comparing it with Cockroach Poker and Skull, which makes no sense to me. And if we are really going for it what's the point of playing cockroach poker when you have Skull? Those are both bluffing games this is a memory game with a bluffing element that honestly most of the time doesn't even kick in because in one minute you remember your card and on the other you forget it. Or you say "dog" while there are no dogs in play, but there was a dog in the previous game, everyone gets puzzled and it goes thru amazing! Or the person who's getting the "dog" knows that you are lying and you lose right there. It's quick, kinda dumb, kinda fun.
Oh no dude! I was hoping you might be saying it was fine for you. I very nearly got this game after a recommendation too. In another thread they were suggesting a house rule where perhaps you could get points for successfully challenging a gifted card to motivate people to challenge rather than passing. Put yes, this does feel like a poor man's Cockroach Poker. I'd also recommend Cabo for an alternative memory game. (There are rules online for playing Cabo with ordinary playing cards if you wanted to play them side by side for comparison. That could be cool.)
Unfortunately I have to agree with you about this game. I first learned of it when I watched the GameNight crew video, and it looked so great, I ordered it immediately. It was only after a few plays - the artwork doesn't really bother me to be honest - that I found the big hole in the rules, just accept the cards you're given and say nothing. It hasn't been played since and suspect it won't be.
@@alex8480 but again, what does that player gain for challenging you? The game doesn't reward you with anything for risking to challenge other than making the win condition harder or even border-line impossible for that other player. Sure, that other player deserves the negative point for messing up but imho the player should get a point for successfully challenging, otherwise it's not worth the risk.
@alex8480 what's to stop me from telling my neighbor: "here's the deal. You don't challenge me, I don't challenge you. Let those losers on the other side of the table challenge each other and lose points." And pull that same deal off with my other neighbor. And then these 2 neighbors see how safe my strategy is and implement it with their other 2 neighbors. So by the end everyone is using that strategy. Until someone gets frustrated at how stupid this game is and finally challenges. Not for strategic purposes but out of frustration. Which brings me to my original point: what does the challenging player win for successfully challenging?
@@alex8480 I love party games. "Code names", "Just One", "One Night Ultimate Werewolf", "Secret Hitler" etc. Those are freaking flawless classics. What I dislike however is using the label "party game" to excuse obvious design flaws in a game. I genuinely believe "That's not a hat" has the potential to be amongst the aforementioned all time greats if it addresses that one issue in it's design. The argument "you think too deeply for a silly little party game" to me is no different than the "Bro, Monopoly is really fun. You're taking it too seriously. If you add a rule of taking a shot of tequila every time you land on a property, it's an amazing game" argument.
My man don’t miss 😂😅 I’ve been telling people this game is a 0/10 since it released. The three games I’d recommend any day over this are Cockroach Poker, Deja Vu, & Anomia
Игры
Stop sugar-coating it and tell us how you really feel about this game.
Imagine that you are the game's designer. One night, you hear the doorbell, go to the door, look through the peephole, and see this guy staring back at you...
'ELLO! Just here to talk a lot of BOLLOCKS about your BOARD GAME!
Got some subtle rules incorrect here.
1. The first gift drawn from the deck each round is shown to all players, and THAT gift is passed according to the arrow direction on the back.
2. You always either receive the gift and pass on your older card OR you call their bluff and that card gets put aside as a point against somebody. You should never have more than 1 face-down card in front of you.
3. It’s a memory/bluffing game, you get points for calling people out on incorrect naming of gifts. At a certain point in the round, somebody will have forgotten what their item is…so if you reject the gift, they get a point against them!
If you follow the flow correctly, it’s becomes apparent when you should call someone on their bluff. If you’re accepting anything given to you, you’re likely forgetting what you have when it comes time for you to gift it again
Makes no difference. If I accept every gift then it’s impossible for me to lose.
Why would I refuse the gift? That would be lunacy.
@@BoardGameBollocks Not impossible. U may be accepting all gifts but maybe the person after you is paying attention and knows u've accepted something that isn't that and so he's going to wait for that card to be passed to him from you and hes gonna refuse it. U reveal it and u loose a point.
@gerlinci No need for them to risk it if all they have to do is accept the card to stay in the game. This game is based on chaos so to say that someone is paying attention when most people get lost after one round is disingenuous.
@@BoardGameBollocks Maybe your group is taking this party game too seriously. If I’m playing 1v1 chinese checkers, I can leave 1 peg in my home base in order to never lose, but I’ll also never win that way
@@northabbot7116 at least when you play hopscotch, you're getting some exercise in.
"where we tell you want we don't like, and what we don't like about this game"
Haha, I totally get why you don't like it. But my group has a good bit of fun with it
Was waiting at the end "To summarise, is this game worth your bother?...... Absolutely! Its terrific"
I was on tenterhooks when you got to the part where you told us if it’s worth our time and bother etc
Edge of the seat stuff here mate 😂
Thanks for the review BGB.
I actually saw this game at the local store and immediately realized I was in the wrong section.
The art isn't great. But the Splotter game Cannes has a cover that will make you need to pour bleach into your eyes. And Beest might be worse. Fortunately like 5 people ever owned copies of that.
On behalf of the Oxfam, thank you for your service and lack there of.
What?
Reading between the lines I think you’re a secret lover of this game.
I really enjoy your reviews😂 Thanks for the laugh 😂
If it checked if it was the right object when you accepted I think that would fix the biggest flaw?(S)
It's the game that never ends
It goes on and on my friend
Some people started playing not knowing what it was
A clever clod saw the loophole broad
And the game would never end again
Put it in the same bin as Cry Havoc and burn it.
So you truly like it based on this review.
If you dont like memory games - this one isnt going to win you over. It is hard even when played correctly, and you can make it harder by having more than one card in front of you, like the two player way but with any number of players 😂.
Cockroach poker isnt a memory game but rather a bluffing tabletalking game.
Just love your reviews 😂🤣👍🏻🤘🏻🤩
Meanwhile a quarter of the youtube boardgame world praised this game after some gaming conference. Thanks for the review.
ikr, those reviewers might got it for free XD
@@TpDgreat or it might be fun to play if you take it as a party game where the gial is to memorise or bluff.
@@seb--gio9112 maybe, i remember Tom hated Tellstone Kings Gambit for being a memory game and i agree it was a disappointment from riot games.
i wish others would counter him about that also
Should have been called That’s Not a Game
isnt that just a kids game
My kids hate it
Well first time I comment on one of your videos, pretty much always agree with you but god damn you are wrong 😂 do you always accept a gift? You lose simple as that. The game has been a hit with everyone we played it with, but its a simple party not really worth fighting about it 😂
I played 30 times and won most by accepting gifts…just saying
@DanielFullard I did and won 80% of the games I played
@@BoardGameAddictUK exactly! If you just accept stuff and I'm next to you, I will just reject your gift when I know you are lying and you lose 😅 don't really understand where he's coming from tbh, playing the game wrong and saying it's the worst game ever is just bonkers.
@totheboneproductions4373 you won’t if you don’t know what it is. Why take the risk
@@BoardGameBollocks ??? But I do know what it is 😅 this a memory game not a bluffing game, it really seems like you/who you played it with don't get the game.
I take it as a fun quick memory game, played with young and old people, gamers and non gamers everyone enjoyed it had a laugh and kept chatting.
I'm seeing in the comments people comparing it with Cockroach Poker and Skull, which makes no sense to me. And if we are really going for it what's the point of playing cockroach poker when you have Skull? Those are both bluffing games this is a memory game with a bluffing element that honestly most of the time doesn't even kick in because in one minute you remember your card and on the other you forget it. Or you say "dog" while there are no dogs in play, but there was a dog in the previous game, everyone gets puzzled and it goes thru amazing! Or the person who's getting the "dog" knows that you are lying and you lose right there.
It's quick, kinda dumb, kinda fun.
Cockroach poker is fantastic. Bad game good for reminding me I haven't played CP in a while.
Don't say "good for reminding me I haven't played CP in a while". This is the internet, things can be taken out of context pretty easily.
Love Cockroach Poker. We played it to death back in the day, so this reminds me that I haven't played it in a while either!
Just bought this one after the guy in the store hyped me up.
I didn't check your review, which I should have.
I'm a sad man now
Oh no dude! I was hoping you might be saying it was fine for you. I very nearly got this game after a recommendation too. In another thread they were suggesting a house rule where perhaps you could get points for successfully challenging a gifted card to motivate people to challenge rather than passing. Put yes, this does feel like a poor man's Cockroach Poker. I'd also recommend Cabo for an alternative memory game. (There are rules online for playing Cabo with ordinary playing cards if you wanted to play them side by side for comparison. That could be cool.)
Don't throw it away. It's good for at least 52 trips to the toilet.
Thank you! Finally someone who shares my opinion on this game!
Unfortunately I have to agree with you about this game.
I first learned of it when I watched the GameNight crew video, and it looked so great, I ordered it immediately. It was only after a few plays - the artwork doesn't really bother me to be honest - that I found the big hole in the rules, just accept the cards you're given and say nothing. It hasn't been played since and suspect it won't be.
@@alex8480 but again, what does that player gain for challenging you? The game doesn't reward you with anything for risking to challenge other than making the win condition harder or even border-line impossible for that other player. Sure, that other player deserves the negative point for messing up but imho the player should get a point for successfully challenging, otherwise it's not worth the risk.
@alex8480 In my 30+ games of this that doesn’t happen.
@alex8480 what's to stop me from telling my neighbor: "here's the deal. You don't challenge me, I don't challenge you. Let those losers on the other side of the table challenge each other and lose points." And pull that same deal off with my other neighbor. And then these 2 neighbors see how safe my strategy is and implement it with their other 2 neighbors. So by the end everyone is using that strategy. Until someone gets frustrated at how stupid this game is and finally challenges. Not for strategic purposes but out of frustration. Which brings me to my original point: what does the challenging player win for successfully challenging?
@@stefanyordanov2885 To be fair, I think you're taking things to extremes a bit if you go to all that just for a silly little card game.
@@alex8480 I love party games. "Code names", "Just One", "One Night Ultimate Werewolf", "Secret Hitler" etc. Those are freaking flawless classics. What I dislike however is using the label "party game" to excuse obvious design flaws in a game. I genuinely believe "That's not a hat" has the potential to be amongst the aforementioned all time greats if it addresses that one issue in it's design.
The argument "you think too deeply for a silly little party game" to me is no different than the "Bro, Monopoly is really fun. You're taking it too seriously. If you add a rule of taking a shot of tequila every time you land on a property, it's an amazing game" argument.
It's cockroach poker just not nearly as good, bad rip off
My man don’t miss 😂😅 I’ve been telling people this game is a 0/10 since it released. The three games I’d recommend any day over this are Cockroach Poker, Deja Vu, & Anomia
Tic, tac, toe of gaming?
I don't even know why I have bought this crap
That's not a review. That's a bloody curb-stomp.